A fickle and changeable thing always is woman.

Varium et muabile semper femina.

Virgil

Aeneid

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Topic

Nature of women Women

Author

Virgil

Source

Aeneid

Medium

Poem

Genre

Epic poem

Language

Latin

Time

19 BC 10s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Italy Europe

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Original Citation

Virgil. Aenē̆is [Aeneid]. 19 BC, bk. 4.

Current Citation

Virgil. The Aeneid, translated by Robert Fagles. Penguin Classics, 2010, bk. 4.

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God created woman. And boredom did indeed cease from that moment-but many other things ceased as well! Woman was God's second mistake.

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The Antichrist

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Friedrich Nietzsche
Source
The Antichrist
Genre
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Language
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Time
1895 1890s 19th century
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Nietzsche, Friedrich. Der Antichrist [The Antichrist]. 1895, no. 48.

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Nietzsche, Friedrich. "The Anti-Christ." The Twilight of the Idols and Anti-Christ, translated by R. J. Hollingdale. Penguin Classics, 1990, no. 48.

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Apostle Paul

2nd Corinthians 5:17

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Apostle Paul
Source
2nd Corinthians The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
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Language
Greek
Time
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Era
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (2nd Corinthians 5:17).

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Pope John XXIII

Pacem in Terris

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Interconnectedness of all people International politics

Author

Pope John XXIII
Source
Pacem in Terris
Medium
Letter
Genre
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Language
Latin
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
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Pope John XXIII. "Pacem in Terris [Peace on Earth]." Litterae Encyclicae [Encyclical Letter]. 11 Apr. 1963, pt. 4.